Lil' Kim denies no pay claim

Lil' Kim has slammed claims she 'paid' staff with invalid cheques before beginning her prison sentence.

The hip-hop star, who is currently serving a year-and-a-day jail term for lying to a grand jury, is alleged to have deliberately written cheques with the knowledge they would bounce to a crew hired to shoot a music video for her last month.

Kim, real name Kimberly Jones, has now refuted the claims, insisting Kirk Fraser, the director of the promo', and his company May 3rd Films are responsible for any unpaid monies.

The rapper's spokeswoman, Tracy Nguyen, said in a statement: "Any reports of Lil' Kim personally bouncing cheques is untrue.

"Atlantic Records on behalf of Lil' Kim have fulfilled their financial obligations to Kirk Fraser and May 3rd Films to date. Money owed by Fraser or his company to pay its staff is not Lil' Kim's responsibility.

"Upon being made aware of this incident, Kim has expressed deep concern about the situation. Lil' Kim thanks everyone who was involved in the project for their hard work and hopes that May 3rd Films will work quickly to resolve this urgent matter."

The video's producer Heidi Tannenbaum is now threatening to take Fraser and his company to court if the 50 unpaid staff are not paid for their services as soon as possible.